How to handle an extremely intense, high-energy puppy?

“The puppy stage legit almost broke me and made me rethink my ability to do anything ever”source ↗

“You all helped keep me sane when he wanted to chew both me and my belongings to pieces.”source ↗

“This guy is just so intense, clingy, crazy, only just starting to actually think before acting”source ↗

“Our puppy is so noisy, impulsive and clingy lol.”source ↗

“If I had tried to go off hunting he would whine loudly until he was allowed to come along, then would have made lots of noise and rushed ahead and scared the pray away if allowed to or distracted me trying to bite the lead when he regresses from 4 months of positive training lol.”source ↗

“Am I missing something here or is it really harmful to let my 7 month boy walk for more than 35 mins a day?”source ↗

“His biggest motivation to ignore me is more exercise and I’m struggling to keep denying him what he clearly wants.”source ↗

“She is a full-blown psycho. Just when I think that she’s getting better it gets worse.”source ↗

“She will get overstimulated on a walk and jump and bite and growl and bark then she’ll calm down again and the cycle repeats if anyone or any dog walks by or if she gets any sort of attention.”source ↗

“Her favorite chew toys are our hands. And she has drawn blood on many occasions”source ↗

“at eight months with consistent training, she still poops and pees on my living room rug without warning.”source ↗

“I, the main caretaker, I’m at my wits end.”source ↗

“I’m burnt out and stressed. This year has kinda been hell and he has been my worst nightmare.”source ↗

“I no longer go to the gym (which keeps my adhd brain sane) because I feel bad for not giving him more free time.”source ↗

“My mom loves the dog. He’s gonna stay with her this week cuz I need a break... she says to give him to her. I’d feel like such a failure and quitter. I’d feel embarrassed that I bought a dog and gave up once it got hard…..but I’m starting to consider it.”source ↗

“we're not sleeping until 5 am because she's taking the whole day and when she's down for the night we're looking after ourselves”source ↗

“i'll do anything she needs but my partner and I have not not slept properly since we got her we've no not eaten properly without symphony of screaming”source ↗

“yikes, i'll do anything she needs but i'm burning out fast.”source ↗

“Puppy seemed to be getting huge fast. Vet said she probably had Pyrenees in her because of size, looks just like one, and has back dew claws.”source ↗

“At 7 months old she is almost 70lbs. Not what we wanted and my senior does not like big dogs so things haven’t been going as well.”source ↗

“The puppy is too much for my senior and I have to keep them separated almost constantly because the puppy is ALWAYS jumping at and biting my senior.”source ↗

“I did not want a dog this big, but it’s too late now. It’s scares me that she could hurt my daughter.”source ↗

“We feel in over our heads, and I don’t know if the rescue lied to us, but they definitely led us to the wrong match.”source ↗

“my five month old toy poodle is becoming a bit of a menace… he’s not getting enough play time but i’m finding it hard to play enough / get him walking on the leash and am hoping someone might know tips that could help”source ↗

“i work pretty long hours, my office is dog friendly so i had been taking him into work with me most days but as hes grown hes gotten so energetic and wont settle at work so ive had to start leaving him home more + honestly my arms hurt from carrying him around all day 😭”source ↗

“open te literally *any* tips or suggestions for how to entertain the lil guy mentally (we have lick mats, chew sticks, enrichment toys which he figures out immediately) and get his energy out in the apartment more (ideally low energy on my part as i’m often really tired after working) and walking better / playing in the parks”source ↗

“My puppy is months old, and some days it feels like they have unlimited energy. Between the biting, zoomies and getting distracted by absolutely everything, I'm curious what comes next”source ↗

“So long story short I got a puppy that is 6 weeks old that was not to my knowledge until after I had her home.”source ↗

“I am reading a lot online about the issues with a 6 week old puppy and I fully understand the fellow dog socialization. But as far as other issues I am not experiencing those and am wondering am I just lucky or what’s going on.”source ↗

“One problem remains: If we do our routine with him (poop time, pipi time, a little bit of sniffing around the house and garden and a little bit of gentle play or learning basic commands) he won't calm down again.”source ↗

“But after a while he even starts to snap after our hands etc. A few times he wounds us even.”source ↗

“Our solution is always to put him in his cage and if he's quiet feed him a treat. But is this really the only solution?”source ↗

“I have a 19 week old terrier mix, she’s awesome but for some reason she hates when I clean and it’s honestly driving me insane.”source ↗

“I’m trying to keep everything as clean as I can because I am starting to get overwhelmed but it is hard to focus and it hurts my ears so bad.”source ↗

“Cameras help ease anxiety so much although I spent alot of time watching them🤣”source ↗

“My sighthound was and is by far the easiest dog I've raised and owned. Potty trained fast, chewed mostly the right things, chill at home. He did have a lot of anxiety towards people and was a very mouthy pup; but not anymore. Loves people. :) My Terrier x is by far my hardest to raise and still the hardest dog. I've had JRT's, JRTxCollie etc. But nothing compares to her. Toilet training is still a struggle over a year later (she is a "dirty dog" as will potty in her crate/bed etc by choice, no vet or behaviour trainer has given me a solution yet...:( ), she was hyper all the time and wouldn't leave my sighthound alone for a second, wouldn't leave the cat alone, tried to chew on everything, wouldn't settle etc etc.”source ↗

“Our GP was the absolute worst but if I’m being completely honest we were mentally unprepared for his energy and how to cope. We survived and lost complete faith in puppies haha.”source ↗

“As a first time owner of pets and dogs in general I find it hard to pull him when he gets active and even though he is so cute he runs so fast and already broke 2 vases in my house!”source ↗

“Please im so nervous I know he’s perfectly healthy and actually a pure bred former show dog line who was a gift from my friend but he is so hard to control and I haven’t took him to any training yet because no one near me have any experience in this particular breed same even for the vets who thought he was a Shiba Inu.”source ↗

“I think im just totally clueless and messy when it comes to handling him 😭”source ↗

“I work 5 days a week and have to be in the office for around 5 hours. At the moment, I leave him in a separate room when I go to the office, with his food and water inside. I’m obviously worried about whether he’s okay being alone for that long, especially since he’s still so young.”source ↗

“We are seriously considering finding a new home for our 14-week-old Cocker Spaniel puppy, Wafel.”source ↗

“Wafel is absolutely terrified of the noises. He doesn’t want to leave the apartment at all.”source ↗

“Once we get inside, he seems to release all the emotions he was holding in — he runs around the apartment, bites everything and everyone, barks a lot, and generally seems completely overwhelmed.”source ↗

“The biggest thing we are struggling with is that we genuinely feel like we are trying our best, but we may not be able to provide him with the calm environment he needs right now.”source ↗

“We are seriously considering finding Wafel another home because we are starting to worry that we simply cannot give him the environment he needs to grow into a confident, well-adjusted dog.”source ↗

“All day today when i let her on the couch she became insane, barking, bouncing around, nipping at me. Her lunging and biting almost seems aggressive and feels different than her normal puppy play.”source ↗

“day time while awake, I wasn’t prepared for - biting, mouthy, jumping and the constant digging of my garden. She brought in sticks and dirt - it was horrific,”source ↗

“Does anyone run with their dog to get rid of high energy? Not sure if I should myself or pay someone to do it.”source ↗

“I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place and I feel like a terrible person either way.”source ↗

“The first three days are rough as expected. Now, a little over a month later, things are.....not great.”source ↗

“He can't be left alone. The shelter said he was kennel trained, but we kenneled him one evening to go out for a bit and when we got back he had completely demolished the floor, which I've had to replace.”source ↗

“I haven't left the house in a week, because my husband works 8 on 6 off so I'm the only one here.”source ↗

“the drooling and pacing and chewing and barking are just CONSTANT. But as far as I can tell, they're not doing anything.”source ↗

“the constant destruction and non-stop barking and drooling is really wearing on me”source ↗

“I'm just at my wits end. This is not the first adolescent dog I've parented, but I feel like his behavior is just beyond what's to be expected.”source ↗

“I'm worried he's going to actually hurt her one of these times - not on purpose, but he's big and clumsy and she's little and old.”source ↗

“I really feel like there's no good choice here.”source ↗

“My dog is too strong. I need to be like hockey goalie stance all the time in case she sees something.”source ↗

“Idk, it's a constant battle.”source ↗

“He’s exhausted afterwards and I wish I could send him 3-4 days a week lol”source ↗